Jeremy Caradonna said the level of rhetoric and threat has escalated to the point he no longer feels safe.
A Victoria city councillor who has received two death threats in recent weeks due to a perceived pro-development bias, is pushing back and says he will not tolerate increasingly aggressive communication in any form from city residents.
“In recent weeks I have been the target of two death threats against me, my wife, and our two daughters, both of which have shaken us up as a family,” Caradonna wrote in his email response to the James Bay resident. “This is apparently where we are at as a society — a situation in which some folks feel it is legitimate to threaten violence against elected officials who even contemplate supporting new rental housing in the neighbourhood.
To combat that, Caradonna has decided to respond and ask those weighing in to de-escalate their language and act in a respectful manner.A Victoria police spokesperson was not available Monday to comment on the situation.Examples of threats against politicians abound across the country, to the point where the federal government is working on measures to increase the safety of ministers and MPs.
Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said she’s not sure the level of threat is any worse, but she believes the isolation during the pandemic accelerated and intensified people’s comfort and ability to be anonymous. “There has always been a degree of aggression towards women in positions of power, and that’s something you just had to deal with,” she said. “It’s a feature of the job.”He said people are under a lot of pressure with big issues like the rapid pace of climate change, the housing crisis, unaffordability and inflation.
She said she hopes the day never comes when municipal politicians require protection details. “The one thing that’s really unique and I think rewarding and wonderful about local government is that you are very connected to the community day-to-day,” she said.Caradonna said he expected there would be some abuse when he was elected.
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